Best Primary Care Physicians and Family Medicine Doctors in Farmington, MN

After working in a few different specialties, I have followed my heart back to family practice. I love building relationships and creating partnerships with patients and families to help them lead healthier lives. I truly believe that we need to work together to make health happen. My passion is patient education, pediatrics, women's health and preventive care. I especially love working with kids, adolescents and young adults to keep them healthy for the long haul. I also really enjoy educating the next generation of health care providers and frequently have students with me. I love what I do and hopefully that's something my students can take with them into their own practice.

I work as a family practice provider with the Lakeville clinic, providing virtual care to patients via video visits. I enjoy working alongside patients with chronic conditions (such as diabetes) in hopes that we can get them living the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. After working in acute care settings initially out of physician assistant school, I found that I most enjoy working in family practice as I love getting to know patients and their families and building lasting relationships. My overall approach to practice is making sure my patients feel that they are in charge of their health. I want to know their top goals and work alongside them as we achieve them together.

I practice in the broad spectrum of family medicine (minus obstetrics) and enjoy working with a wide variety of patients both young and old. This is what I enjoy most about family medicine. I also enjoy helping patients dealing with depression and anxiety, as well as keeping people as healthy as possible so that they can live life to the fullest. I use shared decision-making to ensure my patients know their options and we are both on the same page.

As a family medicine doctor, I enjoy providing care for families in the context of their communities. I particularly enjoy treating patients of all ages, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. I firmly believe that patients' emotional health is just as important as their physical health in determining their overall well-being.